Zip Comics #37

(May 1943)

Mirror of Death (Table of Contents)

Steel Sterling / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Irv Novick (signed)

Inks:

Irv Novick (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Editing:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Steel Sterling [John Sterling]; Clancy McGinty (Police); Looney; Professor Stiles; Jameson (secretary); Thomas Munro; Professor Fruen

Synopsis:

Professor Stiles has been murdered, but only his skull and bones remain. He had found an ancient Inca mirror that turned people into skeletons.

[The Measles Are Coming!] (Table of Contents)

The Applejacks / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Harry Sahle (signed)

Inks:

Harry Sahle (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Editing:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Humor

Characters:

Slappy Applejack; Happy Applejack; Pimply Measles; Dimply Measles; Pappy Applejack

Synopsis:

The Applejack boys decide to build an airplane to escape from the Measle Twins.

Here's an Apple, Jack (Table of Contents)

The Applejacks / text story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Seersucker J. Akit"

Letters:

typeset

Editing:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Humor

Characters:

Slappy Applejack; Happy Applejack; Pimply Measles; Dimply Measles; Pappy Applejack

Synopsis:

Two mountain girls looking for husbands.

F-R-O-G Spells Trouble (Table of Contents)

Ginger / text story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Viv Janicet

Letters:

typeset

Editing:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Teen

Characters:

Ginger Snapp; Dotty; Professor Bullbang; Mr. Frogfardle; Principal Grump

Welcome to Hilldale (Table of Contents)

Ginger / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Harry Sahle

Inks:

Harry Sahle

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Editing:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Teen

Characters:

Ginger Snapp; Dotty; Mrs. Jones; Bringum Homfride (explorer)

Synopsis:

As reporter from Hilldale Press, Ginger tries to get a statement from the visiting explorer.

[Genie] (Table of Contents)

Chimpy / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Joseph Edwards (signed)

Pencils:

Joseph Edwards (signed)

Inks:

Joseph Edwards (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Joseph Edwards (signed)

Content Information

Genre:

Funny animals

Characters:

Chimpy; Genie

Synopsis:

Chimpy finds his new friend, Genie, in a bottle.

Indexer Notes

Edwards is credited on both script and art on this feature by Jerry Bails' Who's Who

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Jest Jokes / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Harry Sahle

Pencils:

Harry Sahle

Inks:

Harry Sahle

Colors:

?

Letters:

Harry Sahle

Content Information

Genre:

Gags

[The Return Home] (Table of Contents)

Senor Banana / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Harry Sahle

Pencils:

Harry Sahle

Inks:

Harry Sahle

Colors:

?

Letters:

Harry Sahle

Content Information

Genre:

Humor

Characters:

Senor Banana; Stencho Odora

Synopsis:

Banana and Stencho find a gold treasure.

["You think this hair tonic is a marvel..?"] (Table of Contents)

Jest Jokes / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Mike Roy [as Roy] (signed)

Inks:

Mike Roy [as Roy] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Mike Roy [as Roy] (signed)

Content Information

Genre:

Gags

[The Enemy Is Coming] (Table of Contents)

Woody the Woodpecker / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

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Inks:

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Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Editing:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Funny Animals

Characters:

Woody (inventor); Sleepy (assistant); Adolf the Cat

Synopsis:

Adolf the Cat is spreading fear in the forest.

[The Old Timer's Story] (Table of Contents)

Wilbur / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Teen

Characters:

Wilbur Wilkin; Eddie; Old Timer

Synopsis:

After listening to an old timer's story, the boys decide to go prospecting for gold.

["Ammonia..."] (Table of Contents)

World Wonders / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Mary Goss [as Goss] (signed)

Pencils:

Mary Goss [as Goss] (signed)

Inks:

Mary Goss [as Goss] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Mary Goss [as Goss] (signed)

Editing:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Fact

Characters:

About ammonia, elephants, frogs and armor piercing shells.

Indexer Notes

Mary Goss is credited on script and art on this feature by Jerry Bails' Who's Who.

Horror Hotel (Table of Contents)

Web / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Clem Weisbecker

Inks:

Clem Weisbecker

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Web [John Raymond]; Professor Tillet; Kessler (German spy)

Synopsis:

What was the secret of that mysterious hotel from where the professor called the Web for help, as he fears someone will kill him.

Indexer Notes

Art is very similar to Clem's signed story in #44.